workout wednesday and taking 2 days off

So, as I obnoxiously admitted on my Instagram Stories, this week I took two day off for the first time since giving birth…two years ago. I know that this seems crazy, but hear me out.

Working out, especially as the kids are growing, I am no longer the food source and they {and me!} gain independence from each other, I have learned that working out makes me feel good. It makes me a better mom. It makes me feel not so guilty when I exercise no self control for that stash of chocolate in the freezer. So, I don’t often take days off. This way when the rest of the day goes to hell, I still feel like I accomplished something. When I look in the mirror and my outfit is less than flattering, I can say, “at least you could crush a half marathon today if you needed to,” or “don’t sweat it girl. Yes, this outfit does indeed make you look 20 pounds overweight but you can do 5 pull ups, in a row.”

So this week, I really had to talk myself into taking the days off. But I didn’t feel well. The fall birthday crusade had begun, I was stressed about making everything perfect and I got a little back to school cold {that is still lingering, BTW probably because I only took 2 days off.}

So, my point is, you don’t have to be able to do five pull ups or even be able to run for 30 minutes in a row, but your workout plan and regimen should make YOU feel good.

I’ve never done back to back days and was curious how I would feel. I started on a different machine and made my paces on the treadmill different from the day before.

Thursday:

-Rope Swings, 40 total

get into a crouch position, knees not going over your toes, almost like you are about to sit on a public toilet. Torso straight, shoulders back, start swinging one rope from about knee to shoulder than alternate, do 40 total/ 20 each side.

-Pulls Ups, as many as you can do, or 10 jump ups and hold

I get asked all the time how I began to train for pull ups. I mentioned in this post, that the easiest way is to start! Use a stool and jump up to hold yourself up for at least a second and start to decend slowly. Immediately jump up again, hold and let go slowly. You will be able to hold less and less in each rep, but for more and more time each time you do this. Try to fit it in twice a week if doing a push up is a goal of yours!

-Push Up to a side plank or mix in the exercise below.

-I have no idea what to call this move, but it is saved to my Instagram Profile under “Fitness”

start in a frog position: to get there, start in downward dog, then lower your knees to hover over the ground, calf parallel with the ground. Hop both feet to the left wrist. Straight the right leg directly to the left side of your body, rotating your torso and lifting your left arm to shoulder, return to start. Hope both feet to right wrist and do the move again. {I know this description is weird. Check out the video on my Instagram profile.}

-Start again. Do 3-5 sets.

Friday:

30 minute walk on the treadmill, alternating between 15 reps of bicep curls and 15 reps of shoulder presses

Saturday:

6am Saturday OrangeTheory, because I am crazy.

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